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Выражение отношений причины и обоснования в языках античного мира и в древнерусском языке

Linguistica Brunensia, 2013
This article deals with the problem of comparison case-marking in Latin, Greek and Old-Russian. Causal relations between various phenomena of objective reality are designated above all by dependent clauses, but they can also be expressed in the sphere of
Stanislav Žaža
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Geopolitics and global strategy: Making money under anarchy

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Multinational firms conduct cross‐border trade and investment in a world of anarchy, where nation‐states must secure their survival in the absence of a world government. We develop a geopolitical‐economic order (GEO) framework to argue that the extent of geopolitical competition incentivizes states to create one of two types ...
Daniel J. Blake, Srividya Jandhyala, Quan Li   +2 more
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Holding out on restructuring negotiations: A legal analysis over Finnish and Swedish legislation

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how Finnish and Swedish restructuring laws create opportunities for creditors to hold out on restructuring negotiations. Using Anthony Casey's new bargaining theory and the traditional creditors' bargain model as analytical frames, the study argues that holdouts arise when ex ante rights – particularly security interests,
Anssi Kärki
wiley   +1 more source

A Discourse Approach to Causal Sentences in Mandarin Chinese

, 2015
This paper argues that the word order of adverbials can be captured only when the causal clauses are analyzed as focus. Previous studies on Chinese causal sentences usually treat the causal clauses on a par with other types of adverbial clauses.
Mei-chih Tsai, Tsai, Mei-Chih
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Non-at-issueness of since-clauses

, 2017
This paper explores the discourse status of English causal clauses introduced by since. Tests for non-at-issueness demonstrate that neither the relation (between the subordinate and the superordinate clause) expressed by since nor the content of the ...
Charnavel, Isabelle, Isabelle Charnavel
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Subordination of related party claims in insolvency: A suggestive framework for Asian regimes

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Related party loans, due to their inherent nature, warrant a higher threshold for scrutiny when compared to loans extended by unrelated parties. Why were these monies advanced as loans, carrying higher priority in insolvency, rather than being invested as share capital?
Aditya Jain, Dhanya Jha, Rebecca Parry
wiley   +1 more source

Legal Nature of "Intensifiers" in Some Commercial Contracts [PDF]

Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu
In the article, author considers the legal nature of intensifiers in commercial contracts. The intensifier is the term created and tailored by the author with an intention to synthesize the clauses in contracts aimed to increase and intensify the primary
Janković Svetislav Đ.
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The Relevance of Apology to Reparations for Historical Injustice

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explains the centrality of apology to an adequate account of reparations. I look in depth at what goes on in apology. As I have previously argued, apology is an expressive action through which we seek to mark adequately the significance of our own wrongdoing. I claim that apology so understood is not merely ornamental.
Christopher Bennett
wiley   +1 more source

The emergence of complex sentences in a French child's language from 0;10 to 4;01: causal adverbial clauses and the concertina effect.

, 2012
International audienceThis article tests Diessel's 'integration' path of development of adverbial clauses (cf. Diessel, 2004), with special focus on the acquisition of 'causal' adverbial clauses, in the context of the overall development of grammatical ...
Sekali, Martine
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Dental Students’ Perceptions of Standardized Patient Experiences Conducted Virtually: A Multi‐Year Qualitative Study

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose As teledentistry becomes more common, it is important for students to develop skills in communicating with patients virtually. This study investigated students’ individual communication perceptions and preferences compared to in‐person sessions of participating in standardized patient (SP) exercises in a virtual medium. Methods Between
Jhanvi P. Desai, Michelle R. McQuistan, Lance Brendan Young   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source